Shocking Twilight News--A Musical Is On the Way! Not So Shocking? Twilight Made Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Very Rich

Twi-hards, if you’re in New York City on January 16th, well you’re in luck. That is when the one night only, off-Broadway staged reading of Twilight: The Musical will debut with all proceeds going to the charity Blessings in a Backpack.

I know, it sounds like something that belongs on the opening sketch of Saturday Night Live but it is very real—check it out on the official Twilight: The Musical web site (complete with the tagline “Death Never Sounded So Good”—ha). I can’t help but chuckle but am also totally intrigued. I caught this clip from when the show was workshopped in New York last year on YouTube and based on the opening number alone—it’s totally clever. And, I totally agree with the opening lyrics. Forks does seem like the most boring and dreary place on Earth to live.

I don’t know if you remember but there was a very popular and buzzed about A Very Potter Musical a few years back that starred a then unknown Darren Criss as Harry—so who knows—this could at the very least lead to a big break for a new budding star!

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart’s portrayal of Bella and Edward earned them the number two spot on the list—those star crossed lovers raked in $2.5 billion at the box office! Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Ron and Hermoine in Harry Potter, however, landed the number one spot. Those wizards brought in $4.2 billion. In their defense—there were sevenHarry Potter films and only five Twilight movies (with one still yet to be released). I have to say though that the fact that both of those films made it into the billion dollar range at all just blows my mind—kudos to those vampires, werewolves, wizards and muggles!

What do you think about today’s Twilight news? Do you want to see Twilight: The Musical? What do you think about Rob and Kristen’s star power? Let me know below!